joao vale de later, john wall for it ready of the wall street journal. our economyr years is recovering at slowest rate since world war two. stays above the same and we are told, let us not read too much into it. recall this "the new normal." the house johnf boehner making his comments today in a speech in washington before the national association of manufacturers. if we are going to use his point as a discussion -- we are going to use his point as a starting point. is this the new normal? it is friday, june at 21st on this first official day of summer. the senate works on border security on the immigration amendment bill. the farm bill is out for the weekend. nominating james toney to be the next fbi director. the confirmation is expected this afternoon at the white house. all eyes on wall street following two days of heavy losses. yesterday possible sell-off was the biggest for the year for the dollar average. -- yesterday's sell-off was the biggest for the year for the dollar average. you can also join us on our social media sites. let's begin with s

joao vale de later, john wall for it ready of the wall street journal. our economyr years is recovering at slowest rate since world war two. stays above the same and we are told, let us not read too much into it. recall this "the new normal." the house johnf boehner making his comments today in a speech in washington before the national association of manufacturers. if we are going to use his point as a discussion -- we are going to use his point as a starting point. is

host: joao vale de almeida is the representive here in the u.s. what happens next?the president puts this on the agent da, says this is one of his goals by 2016. how does he execute that goal? guest: i think this is a very important agenda. we share the concerns about nuclear proliferation because of north korea and iran were mention bird the president. we're in full cooperation with americans on addressing these issues and many other partners as we know. this is a collective effort. this will require a collective will to achieve these goals. i think the president outlined n agent da and the reactions are already known. all the countries in the european union are committed with this, as you know. we have to deal with our partners in host: sometimes colorful. guest: sometimes colorful. engagement is the key word. engagement in finding the right solution. but it is a very powerful positive agenda the president outlined. host: talking about the g8 summit and what happens next. new york, our line for republicans with the eu ambassador here in washington. good morning. c

host: ambassador joao vale de almeida, eu ambassador to the u.s., thank you for stopping by. ourre going to continue conversation on the economy and specifically jobs, as with focus on america by the numbers. coming up in just a moment we will look at the latest measurements in job openings and labor turnover and what it means for you and your family. you are watching c-span's "washington journal" this friday morning. we are back in a moment. >> when you talk about transparency to the american public, you are going to give up something. you are going to begin signal to adversaries as to what her capabilities are. and the more specific you get about the program and the more specific you get about the oversight, the more specific you get about the capabilities and the successes, to that extent you have people sitting around saying, ok, now we can understand what can be done with our numbers in yemen and the united states and consequently i will find another way to communicate and keep that in mind. though, there is a price to be paid for that transparency. now, where the line i